Maarssen
Town and former municipality in Utrecht, Netherlands From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Maarssen (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈmaːrsə(n)] ) is a town in the middle of the Netherlands, in the province of Utrecht, along the river Vecht and the Amsterdam–Rhine Canal. The west of Maarssen is called Maarssen-Broek[1] whereas the east is called Maarssen-Dorp. Both put together and joined by other small towns around provide the area of Maarssen.
Maarssen | |
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Town and former municipality | |
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| Coordinates: 52.135144°N 5.041297°E | |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Province | Utrecht |
| Municipality | Stichtse Vecht |
| Area (2006) | |
• Total | 30.86 km2 (11.92 sq mi) |
| • Land | 27.20 km2 (10.50 sq mi) |
| • Water | 3.66 km2 (1.41 sq mi) |
| Population (1 January 2007) | |
• Total | 39,363 |
| • Density | 1,447/km2 (3,750/sq mi) |
| Source: CBS, Statline. | |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Website | www.stichtsevecht.nl |
On 1 January 2011 Maarssen merged with the councils of Breukelen and Loenen to become Stichtse Vecht.
The former municipality of Maarssen consisted of the following cities, towns, villages and/or districts:
- Maarssen (colloquially "Maarssen-dorp") and Maarssen-Broek
- Maarssenbroek
- Maarsseveen
- Molenpolder
- Oud-Maarsseveen
- Oud-Zuilen
- Tienhoven
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